Zhao Qishan just said it casually, but unexpectedly it actually worked. Shen Nanyi stared at Zhao Qishan longingly and actually stopped crying.
Although Shen Yi was quite annoyed that his daughter treated Zhao Qishan so differently, he was still able to tell the priorities. He glanced at Zhao Qishan, signaling him to continue.
"Baby, you want to go out, don't you? Stop crying. Uncle will take you out later, okay?"
Under the expectant gazes of the group, Zhao Qishan spoke, feeling a bit unsure. Even if Shen Nanyi was smart, she couldn't be that smart, could she?
The salesgirl watched from the side, not knowing how to express her thoughts at the moment. Communicating with such a young child? Wasn't this guy out of his mind?
Under the salesgirl's astonished gaze, Shen Nanyi stopped crying. She wiped away her tears with her little arm and stared at Zhao Qishan longingly. Now, Zhao Qishan was her hope.
Zhao Shuyan wasn't the least bit surprised. She just put her hand in front of Shen Nanyi's mouth, ready at any moment.
It wasn't about whether Shen Nanyi was smart or not now. It was about the fact that Shen Nanyi might speak in front of so many people at any time. Just thinking about it made Zhao Shuyan terrified.
She didn't want her daughter to be taken away by some research institute for study.
Thankfully, Shen Nanyi didn't seem to want to speak. She lay obediently in Zhao Shuyan's arms, extremely quiet, completely different from the state when she was crying her heart out just now.
The matter of the house was finally settled. It was a fully - furnished house. They just needed to ask a moving company to move their things in and they could move in.
After taking care of the most important matter, a huge burden was finally lifted from Shen Yi's heart. Remembering that he had promised Shen Nanyi to take her to the antique market, he really took her there.
The salesgirl watched them leave, still a bit dazed. Were kids this smart these days?
The Imperial City Antique Market was the largest antique market in the imperial city. Countless people came here every day in hopes of making a fortune overnight.
Numerous people came and went, but most of them ended up losing everything in the end. It was just like gambling. Those who won wanted to win more, and those who lost wanted to get their money back. It was not that easy to pull out.
Zhao Qishan was the most familiar with this place. He led Shen Yi's family to a few stalls he often visited.
Although there weren't any particularly good items in these stalls, the stall owners were honest, and it wasn't difficult to make a small profit.
When Shen Yi came to the antique market, he realized that his previous understanding of it was wrong. He had imagined the antique market to be dirty, messy, and shabby, but after entering, he found that the surroundings were clean and the stalls were neatly divided.
Shen Nanyi strained to turn her head to one side and carefully looked at the items on the table. After a while, she turned her head back disinterestedly.
After all, she had grown up surrounded by valuable items. Even though she hadn't specifically studied antique appraisal, Shen Nanyi could still tell good items from bad ones.
Antiques didn't lose their luster over time. On the contrary, they became more charming with the passage of time.
They had just bought a house, so Shen Yi and his wife didn't have much money left. They didn't understand these things, so they didn't make any purchases.
Zhao Qishan wasn't in a hurry. He led the family around the antique market slowly. Shen Nanyi had been looking at the surrounding items. After looking at hundreds or even thousands of them, Shen Nanyi felt that her eyes were about to go blind.
Before coming, Shen Nanyi had high hopes for the antique market. She hoped to be able to make a lucky find and raise enough funds to complete the task. But when it came to actually doing it, Shen Nanyi realized how difficult it was.
It wasn't difficult to make a small profit in the antique market, but it was really hard to make a big lucky find. After walking around for a circle, Shen Nanyi's eyes were about to go blind, and she didn't see anything she liked.
The excited person when they first came was now listless. Shen Nanyi felt helpless for the first time.
When they reached the entrance, someone grabbed Shen Yi and begged.
The man was wearing ragged clothes, and his face was painted black, so it was hard to tell what he really looked like. Anyway, he looked extremely miserable.
Shen Yi felt in his pocket, wanting to give the man some change, but was stopped by Zhao Qishan.
Unlike Shen Yi, who went to work in a state - owned unit after graduation, Zhao Qishan had been in the antique market since graduation and was very familiar with the situation around.
Most of the beggars at the entrance were professional beggars. They might even be richer than them. It wasn't worth it to give money to such people.
Shen Yi looked confused, while Shen Nanyi's gaze fell on the bowl in the beggar's hand. Her little face finally broke into a smile.
This was what was called "a sudden glimpse of hope after encountering difficulties". Shen Nanyi thought this must be it.
She had seen this bowl before. After all, she had been extremely wealthy in her previous lives, and most of the good items were in her family. It wasn't strange to come across one or two items she had seen.
Shen Nanyi pointed at the bowl in the beggar's hand, babbling. She was extremely glad that she was a child now. No matter how willful she was, no one would think there was anything wrong with it.
Zhao Qishan had been observing Shen Nanyi's movements. Almost as soon as Shen Nanyi pointed, he was looking at the bowl.
It was a black bowl that didn't seem to be anything special. Searching through all the antique bowls in his mind, Zhao Qishan couldn't associate this dirty thing in front of him with an antique.
Shen Yi also looked a bit disgusted at the thing in front of him. He really didn't understand why his daughter liked these strange things recently.
"The kid likes your bowl. Can you sell it to us?"
Among the group, the only one who spoke was Zhao Shuyan. Since she had heard her daughter speak, she felt that she couldn't look at her daughter with the same eyes as an ordinary person.
She was afraid that if she didn't speak, Shen Nanyi would speak herself, and the situation would be a bit hard to control then.
"The kid really has good taste. This bowl has been passed down in my family. I originally didn't plan to sell it."
As soon as the beggar heard someone wanted to buy his thing, he immediately perked up and spouted a whole lot of nonsense.
After staying in the antique market for a long time, he was quite fluent in using some common words.
Shen Yi and Zhao Shuyan, who were outsiders, were stunned and almost believed that this was really an antique.
"Will you sell it for 100 yuan?"
Finally, Zhao Qishan couldn't stand it anymore and spoke directly.
If he listened any more, Zhao Qishan thought he might not be able to hold back from hitting someone.
"At least 500 yuan!"
The beggar still wanted to raise the price. Zhao Qishan grabbed Shen Yi's family and was about to leave.
Shen Nanyi stared longingly at the bowl not far away and tightly grabbed Zhao Shuyan's clothes, hoping that Zhao Shuyan would understand her meaning.
They walked a few steps, and there was no sound from behind. Zhao Qishan knew that it was a psychological battle now, so he continued walking forward.
Seeing that they were about to reach the roadside, Zhao Shuyan couldn't pretend anymore and wanted to turn back.
"100 yuan it is! I'll sell!"
The beggar's voice sounded from behind, seemingly gritted with some resentment.
"Consumption successful: 100 yuan. Task progress: 1%. "
The voice of the system sounded in Shen Nanyi's mind. The goal was still far away, but Shen Nanyi wasn't worried. She tightly held the bowl in her hand.
She knew that she was only one step away from completing the task.